Her beginnings

COMMITTED TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENTREPRENEURS

Madeleine Paquin was born in Québec City in 1962. Her
grandfather was an entrepreneur in the maritime industry, and her father, Roger Paquin, was the president and
founder of LOGISTEC. Drive and dedication were passed down from one generation to the next. With admiration for her
family’s achievements and inspired by her father’s passion, Madeleine also inherited the entrepreneurial genes that
run in the Paquin family. A born leader, she showed signs of having what it took to
lead LOGISTEC from an early age.

Roger Paquin (1940s)
Photo credit : LOGISTEC Archives

Lucien and Roger Paquin (1960s)

Photo credit : Logistec Archives

Madeleine Paquin is a graduate of the Western University’s Ivey
Business School and HEC Montréal. In 1984, at the age of 22, she joined
March Shipping, a LOGISTEC subsidiary, as a sales representative. That is where she
started making her first business connections and building what would eventually become an extensive network of
contacts in Europe, Japan, Latin America, India and Africa. Four years later, she was
appointed president of March Shipping, then the largest network of port agencies in Eastern Canada.

In 1996, when she was only 34 years old, Madeleine became president of LOGISTEC. In
taking over the reins of the family business, she also committed to putting the company on a course of accelerated
growth, backed by a team inspired by her passion, drive and leadership.